Take charge of your Self

Self-motivation is detrimental to our existence; it is what separates the successful and the un-successful people in life. Just a little push, a little shove can make you achieve a lot. Many people give up because they simply lacked self –motivation. They gave up on their dreams, their business, their talents because they lacked a reason to move on.

Everybody experiences a case of lack of motivation from the self once in a while, but you should not let it prevent you from experiencing the glorious treasures life has to offer. Lack of self –motivation should not hold you back from taking up an opportunity.

In my 4^th year of University I experienced a case of lack of self-motivation. I didn’t feel like doing my course work at all, I would just zombie in for class, go back to my room and just watch movies. I worked at the school radio and was always excited about going there, but for some reason, I started dreading going there, I did my duties half-heartedly and for that month I was the worst team player ever, and it seemed to affect the others. My friend Koki, who saw a change in my attitude and had given me 3GB worth of E-books the previous week, advised me to read “Seeds of Wisdom on Motivating Yourself” by Dr. Mike Murdock. I wasn’t motivated to read at that time but something just told me to try, and that was the end of my self pity.

Dr. Mike Murdock in the first chapter of the book says the permitting yourself to remain unmotivated will compound your problems, until you lose everything.  He mentions motivation is the desire or passion towards a chosen goal. It is the energy, incentive or desire for a goal. Motivation is incredibly important and a necessary ingredient in the life of every achiever. Many people stay motivated to avoid pain, e.g. financial stress, failure etc.  and others  stay motivated  to get a reward in the form of success, a job.

Dr. Murdock points out those failures occur daily. Thousands of people fail with their lives, weekly, daily and hourly. They fail to achieve their potential, their greatness and their dreams. We must learn the secret of motivating ourselves to avoid the horrifying and tragic consequences of daily failure.

From this book, I learnt that I am responsible for myself and it is my personal responsibility to point myself towards my worthwhile dreams.

I am responsible for my own future.

I am accountable for my gifts and skills.

I am accountable for my opportunities.

Reading that opened my eyes completely. Self – motivation is the fuel that transports us to our destination and without it we will not reach our desired destination. That’s the point in the book , where I started sitting up straight because I felt like he was talking to me.

Just like me I know you have friends and family who help motivate you, but for some reason its not enough. Dr.Murdock in his book says that it is good to have these support systems but one day you will find yourself alone, and thus must cultivate the gift of motivating yourself.

We must start taking charge of our own lives, be in charge of making sure that our attitude and our mind is in check, always positive, because a negative attitude and mind is the killer of self motivation. 

Princess Nereah